Olena Decock

Olena Decock is Fund & Conference Industry Programmer at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, overseeing the industry funds and conference. In this role, she works with filmmakers from around the world on their projects and oversees the organization’s investment in their work and professional development. As the conference programmer, she curates on-stage talks, master classes, and workshops for the annual festival. Olena has a background in festival programming, which includes two years as the Programming Associate to TIFF’s selections from the Middle East & Africa. She is the co-producer of the short film DZIADZIO, which world premiered at TIFF18 and was named by both NOW Magazine and Short of the Week as one of the top Canadian short films of the festival.